Rivalry leaderboard
Nebraska-Oklahoma Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 80/100
- Overtime
- 0
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 88
- Series record
- Nebraska 38-47-3 Oklahoma
- Tracked years
- 1912-2023
- Trophy
- No named trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1971Week 12
Nebraska at Oklahoma
Nebraska 35, Oklahoma 31
Winner: Nebraska
No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 2 Oklahoma · 4-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
80
Game score
- 1978Week 11
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 14, Nebraska 17
Winner: Nebraska
No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Nebraska · 3-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
- 1986Week 13
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 20, Nebraska 17
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 Nebraska · 3-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
- 1972Week 12
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 17, Nebraska 14
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Nebraska · 3-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 1972 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2001Week 10
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 10, Nebraska 20
Winner: Nebraska
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Nebraska · 10-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 1979Week 13
Nebraska at Oklahoma
Nebraska 14, Oklahoma 17
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Oklahoma · 3-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 1987Week 13
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 17, Nebraska 7
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Nebraska · 10-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 1978PostseasonNeutral site
Nebraska vs. Oklahoma
Nebraska 24, Oklahoma 31
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 6 Nebraska vs. No. 4 Oklahoma · 7-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Full Game · 1978 Oklahoma vs. Nebraska (Bowl Full Game)
- 1982Week 13
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 24, Nebraska 28
Winner: Nebraska
No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Nebraska · 4-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1984Week 13
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 17, Nebraska 7
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Nebraska · 10-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1988Week 13
Nebraska at Oklahoma
Nebraska 7, Oklahoma 3
Winner: Nebraska
No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Oklahoma · 4-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1980Week 13
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 17
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 10 Nebraska · 4-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 2000Week 10
Nebraska at Oklahoma
Nebraska 14, Oklahoma 31
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Oklahoma · 17-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 1974Week 12
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 28, Nebraska 14
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 Nebraska · 14-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 1976Week 13
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 20, Nebraska 17
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Nebraska · 3-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1963Week 11
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 20, Nebraska 29
Winner: Nebraska
No. 10 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Nebraska · 9-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
- 2010Week 14Neutral site
Oklahoma vs. Nebraska
Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 10 Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Nebraska · 3-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
Full Game · 2010 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
- 1985Week 13
Nebraska at Oklahoma
Nebraska 7, Oklahoma 27
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Oklahoma · 20-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 1970Week 13
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 28
Winner: Nebraska
No. 20 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Nebraska · 7-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1993Week 14
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 7, Nebraska 21
Winner: Nebraska
No. 16 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Nebraska · 14-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1966Week 12
Nebraska at Oklahoma
Nebraska 9, Oklahoma 10
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 6 Nebraska vs. Unranked Oklahoma · 1-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 1975Week 12
Nebraska at Oklahoma
Nebraska 10, Oklahoma 35
Winner: Oklahoma
No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 7 Oklahoma · 25-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 10/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1983Week 14
Nebraska at Oklahoma
Nebraska 28, Oklahoma 21
Winner: Nebraska
No. 1 Nebraska vs. Unranked Oklahoma · 7-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1991Week 14
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 14, Nebraska 19
Winner: Nebraska
No. 19 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 Nebraska · 5-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.